Civic education in the post-9/11 security state: liberal values, patriotism, and the case of Omar Khadr

This thesis concerns itself with civic education, specifically, the creation and education of citizens in a liberal democratic society, in the modern context of the"post-9/11 security state". This thesis explores some of the issues that threaten the proper democratic education of young peo...

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Main Author: Sachs, Charlotte
Other Authors: Kevin Michael McDonough (Internal/Supervisor)
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Published: McGill University 2014
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-QMM.1232902014-07-04T04:36:22ZCivic education in the post-9/11 security state: liberal values, patriotism, and the case of Omar KhadrSachs, CharlotteEducation - Philosophy ofThis thesis concerns itself with civic education, specifically, the creation and education of citizens in a liberal democratic society, in the modern context of the"post-9/11 security state". This thesis explores some of the issues that threaten the proper democratic education of young people, using the example of Omar Khadr as a case study and point of reference. This thesis argues that the security state provides a dual pedagogical function, acting in the broad public sphere and also in the classroom, and the specific lessons of this pedagogy are a cause for concern, especially in regard to the racialization of Muslims and their internment and torture. Civic education models such as patriotism and citizenship as shared fate are considered as possible models for providing young people with the civic skills they need to become citizens capable of addressing and, hopefully, redressing these problems.Cette thèse se concerne avec l'éducation civique; c'est-à-dire la création et l'éducation des citoyens dans une société démocratique, dans le contexte moderne nommé "l'état de sécurité après le 11 septembre". Cette thèse examine quelques problèmes qui posent un danger à l'éducation civique des jeunes en utilisant le cas d'Omar Khadr comme exemple et point de référence. L'argument présenté est que l'état de sécurité offre une double fonction pédagogique: dans le discours public et dans la salle de classe. De plus, les leçons de cette pédagogie sont inquiétantes, surtout en ce qui concerne le phénomène de la "racialisation" des personnes musulmanes et leur internement et torture. Des modèles d'éducation civique dont le patriotism et la citoyenneté comme destin partagé sont considérés comme des possibilités pour donner aux jeunes les outils dont ils ont besoin pour adresser, et, possiblement, redresser, ces problèmes.McGill UniversityKevin Michael McDonough (Internal/Supervisor)2014Electronic Thesis or Dissertationapplication/pdfenElectronically submitted thesesAll items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.Master of Arts (Department of Integrated Studies in Education) http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=123290
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Civic education in the post-9/11 security state: liberal values, patriotism, and the case of Omar Khadr
description This thesis concerns itself with civic education, specifically, the creation and education of citizens in a liberal democratic society, in the modern context of the"post-9/11 security state". This thesis explores some of the issues that threaten the proper democratic education of young people, using the example of Omar Khadr as a case study and point of reference. This thesis argues that the security state provides a dual pedagogical function, acting in the broad public sphere and also in the classroom, and the specific lessons of this pedagogy are a cause for concern, especially in regard to the racialization of Muslims and their internment and torture. Civic education models such as patriotism and citizenship as shared fate are considered as possible models for providing young people with the civic skills they need to become citizens capable of addressing and, hopefully, redressing these problems. === Cette thèse se concerne avec l'éducation civique; c'est-à-dire la création et l'éducation des citoyens dans une société démocratique, dans le contexte moderne nommé "l'état de sécurité après le 11 septembre". Cette thèse examine quelques problèmes qui posent un danger à l'éducation civique des jeunes en utilisant le cas d'Omar Khadr comme exemple et point de référence. L'argument présenté est que l'état de sécurité offre une double fonction pédagogique: dans le discours public et dans la salle de classe. De plus, les leçons de cette pédagogie sont inquiétantes, surtout en ce qui concerne le phénomène de la "racialisation" des personnes musulmanes et leur internement et torture. Des modèles d'éducation civique dont le patriotism et la citoyenneté comme destin partagé sont considérés comme des possibilités pour donner aux jeunes les outils dont ils ont besoin pour adresser, et, possiblement, redresser, ces problèmes.
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title_short Civic education in the post-9/11 security state: liberal values, patriotism, and the case of Omar Khadr
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